Jim Field-Smith
Jim Field Smith is a BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated TV and film director, writer and producer, based in London but working in the UK and USA. Amongst his directing credits are 'The Wrong Man's' starring James Corden and Mat Baynton and 'She's Out of My League' for Dreamworks.
His commercials include the acclaimed, multi award-winning “Supergroup” campaign for Cow & Gate along with major campaigns for Mars, Heinz and Burger King amongst others. In the US he has recently completed a series of commercials for Gerber.
On television, he produced and directed the hit comedy thriller “THE WRONG MANS”, for the BBC and Hulu, written by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. Prior to that, Jim directed the entire second season of “EPISODES” for BBC / Showtime, receiving both BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
2012 saw the release of his second feature film, the darkly satirical comedy BUTTER starring Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman and Olivia Wilde. Previously he had directed his first feature, for DreamWorks Pictures, SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE - a romantic comedy starring Jay Baruchel which was released worldwide in Spring 2010.
His directing career kicked off in 2006, when his short “GOODBYE TO THE NORMALS” became a viral sensation that picked up several awards on the festival circuit. It attracted the attention of advertising agencies, as well as putting him on Hollywood’s radar. Soon after, Field Smith was directing high-profile commercial projects including Mini’s Silver-Lion winning interactive campaign “‘Ave A Word,” and Burger King’s critically-acclaimed “Dark Testimonial” campaign for the Whopper & Spider-Man franchise via Crispin Porter + Bogusky.
It was Field Smith’s next short, “WHERE HAVE I BEEN ALL YOUR LIFE?” starring BAFTA-winning James Corden and Oscar-nominee Imelda Staunton, that convinced DreamWorks to hire him for his first feature.
While Field Smith is firmly ensconced in the director’s chair today, his breadth of experience in the arts serves him well. He is an established film and television writer, and is currently writing three major features, in the UK and USA, all of which he is set to direct.
Among other past highlights, he was a member of the popular British sketch comedy group Dutch Elm Conservatoire who performed to great acclaim on the Edinburgh Fringe, sell-out West End shows and across the UK, and were nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award. And he wrote and starred with Ben Willbond in “Deep Trouble,” a radio sit-com that ran for two series on BBC Radio 4.
